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Last night my friend & I wanted to make a really yummy dinner. I had already put a bunch of black bean & garbanzo beans to soak in the crock pot… So I thought Veggie burgers would be really yummy. The last time I tried to make veggie burgers I tried a recipe using quinoa & black beans but it turned out really dry & crumbly, I was not please at all! So I started my search on Pinterest for a yummy, juicy veggie burger. I could not decide on a specific recipe so I used the base of these recipes to make my own creation…

I really liked the idea of using more nuts in the recipe & am glad because after making this recipe I think the nuts make the patties more “meat like” and the patties seem to hold together better.

Organic Ingredient:

1 red bell pepper, diced

½ red onion, diced

½ c. Walnuts nuts

¼ c. pumpkin seeds

¼ c. hemp seeds

4 cloves garlic

2 tsp ancho chili powder

2 tsp cumin

1 tsp. Turmeric

1 tsp. coriander powder

2 tsp sea salt

1 1/2 c cooked & drained beans; I used black & garbanzo

1 cup cilantro, chopped

½-1 c. rolled oats

Coconut oil

Toppings

1 c. Homemade medicinal kimchi; click here for recipe

1 avocado, sliced

1 Tomato, sliced

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place all ingredients into a bowl, mix with a handheld blender. The consistency should be thick, not runny if it is not add more oats until you reach the desired consistency.

Place dough onto wax paper and fork out. I used a large canning jar lid to cut the patties; making sure each patty fills the lid. Then place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, bake for 20 minutes, pull out, flip and place back in for about 10-15 more minutes. Serve & enjoy.

Spicy Cheese Sauce

1/2 c. Raw Cashew

1/2 c. Nutritional yeast

Part of the red bell pepper, diced

Part of the tomato, diced

2 Cloves garlic

2 tbs Lemon Juice

1 Tbs. Rice wine vinegar

1 tsp. Curry

1 tsp. coriander powder

1 tsp. cumin

Himalayan Salt

Cracked Pepper

Method:

While the patties are cooking place all ingredients (except the diced tomatoes) into a blender or Nutribullet, blend until smooth & creamy. After the sauce pleases you add in the tomatoes, stir & slather on your veggie burger along with the other toppings.

Crispy Kale Chips

1 bunch kale, diced into 1 inch squares

Several Tbs. Coconut oil

1/4 c. Crushed nut mixture; I have been using a mixture of walnuts, cashew, pumpkin & hemp seeds in replace of bread crumbs, I used this.

Himalayan Salt

Cracked Pepper

Method:

Dice up kale, place all ingredients into a large ziplock bag, seal & rub all ingredients into one another. Let sit in bag until you flip the burgers. Once you do Place the kale mixture onto a cookie sheet & place into the oven to cook for remainder of cooking time. About 20 minutes seems to be perfect.

I served this dish with the toppings & Kale chips. We were very pleased with the entire meal. The patties were thick, juicy & easy to eat they was savory, tasty, filling & satisfying. There is no reason why vegetarian cooking should be boring, bland & tasteless. It can be fun, delicious and juicy!